Chapter 15
Case Studies in Abnormal Psychology · 4 exercises
Problem 1
What special challenges does anorexia nervosa pose for family relationships? How does it affect patients in their roles as children, spouses, and parents?
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Problem 2
What does anorexia nervosa have in common with substance-abuse disorders?
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Problem 3
A lot of research has focused on the role of the media and standards of beauty and the thin ideal in the etiology of anorexia nervosa. Do you think these factors are improving or worsening? Is there more or less pressure on adolescent girls and young adult women today to be thin? What about pressures for attractiveness on adolescent boys and young men?
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Problem 4
No treatments have consistently been shown effective with adults with anorexia nervosa. If you were a psychologist treating a college student with the disorder, what treatment approach would you use? Why?
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